Brewing Method: All Grain
Yeast: WY 3724
Yeast Starter: .5L
Batch Size: 25L/about 6US gals
Original Gravity: 1047
Final Gravity: 1005
Alcohol Content: 5.6 %
Total Grains: 5.25Kg
Color:
Extract Efficiency: 75 %
Hop IBU's: 21
Boiling Time: 90-120 minutes
Primary Fermentation: 5 days at 25-27C
Secondary Fermentation: 21 days at 24C
Additional Fermentation: bottle age for 8 weeks
Grain Bill:
3.25Kg Joe White Export Pilsner malt
.5Kg Vienna
1Kg spelt grain
250g oats
250g kandi sugar
Hop Bill:
30g EKG pellets 5.1%AA 60 minutes
15g Styrian Golding pellets 15 minutes
Spices
15 minutes and flameout
7-10g each of corander, cardamon, cumin and star anise
Mash Schedule:
Cereal mash of spelt & oats with 1.75Kg pils
32C 15 mins, 50C, 20 mins 65C, raise to boil & boil 10 mins
add to balance of Pils malt and the Vienna malt resting at 50C, raise combined mash to 65C, rest 60 minutes, decoct to mash out
Brewers Notes:
My first Saison, to be brewed tomorrow
Inspired by Phil Markowski "Farmhouse Ales" Brewers publications
be very interested to see how it comes out! First time since my early hopped-extract (+ kilo :) ) days that the heat belt will be in use!